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Having cracked or chapped hands is uncomfortable and sometimes very painful, making
it difficult to perform your everyday tasks. If left untreated, terribly chapped
hands may lead to more serious skin problems.

Therefore, it is important to take good care of your hand skin and keep them well
moisturized by using hand care products every day. This is especially true in the
winter when your hands are the most prone to chapping.

Natural Home Made Hand Recipes to Relieve Dry Chapped Hands

1. A really cheap and brilliant way to moisturize hands and keep them soft is EVOO
(extra virgin olive oil). EVOO is gentle and very effective on extremely dry chapped
hands as it helps restore the lost natural oil.

Rub a generous amount of warmed EVOO on your hands, several times a day (if you do
not mind greasy hands). Or, gently massage oil into your hands before bedtime, put
on cotton gloves and leave it on overnight as you sleep. This will give your hands
a real therapeutic hydrating home treatment.

If you dislike the smell of olive oil, add a few drops of scented essential oil,
like lavender or lemon. Oils such as coconut oil, almond oil or sunflower oil will
also work well for overly dry hands.

2. There are 3 things that really work wonders for dry chapped hands – beeswax, cocoa
butter and Shea butter.

4. It always a good idea to use a hand scrub before using a hand cream so that the
cream can be better absorbed. Try making this inexpensive home made papaya almond
oatmeal hand scrub. It is a gentle exfoliating hand scrub that will get rid of dead
skin cells while moisturizing the skin underneath, leaving you with nourished, soft,
touchable skin.

Heat honey in your microwave oven for 10 seconds, and transfer it into a bowl, large
enough to comfortably fit both hands. Slowly stir in lemon balm oil and papaya oil.
Then pour pineapple juice into the bowl until it is about ¾ full.

Soak your hands in mixture for about 15 minutes while gently massaging your hands
and fingers. Rinse off completely with cool water.

What Can I Do to Make My Hands Beautifully Soft, Smooth and Younger Looking?

1. To keep hands soft and young-looking, make sure to always wear rubber gloves when
you do household chores such as washing clothes, doing the dishes, or tending your
garden. Detergents, cleaners and garden sprays may contain harmful chemicals that
can strip the natural moisturizing oils from the skin, leaving your hands rough and
dehydrated.

2. Alcohol-based products such as hand sanitizers that contain 60 to 90% alcohol
can make dry cracked hands even worse. Alcohol will also burn any cuts or scratches
on the skin. Even if your hands are not dry, they could become dry and cracked by
over using alcohol-based sanitizers.

The best way to avoid dry chapped hands is to opt for soaps and/or sanitizers that
has minimum amount of alcohol. I also suggest you use a good quality hand lotion
afterwards to moisturize and condition your hands. Apply a good thick hand cream
without petroleum, ideally made with ingredients such as shea butter, cocoa butter,
or beeswax.

Also, do not use hot water to wash your hands. Hot water robs skin of moisture causing
dry skin. Use warm water instead and make sure to rinse your hands really thoroughly
as soap residue is drying and will irritate your skin.

3. Most women tend to take good care of their faces but they forget about their hands.
UV radiation from sun exposure over a prolonged period of time can have negative
aging effects – dehydrated skin, age spots, brown spots, freckles, and even skin
cancer – on your hands.

Staying away from excessive sun exposure and using sunscreen is the key to keep hands
from wrinkling. If possible, avoid direct sun exposure (10 am to 4 pm) when the sunlight
is at its strongest intensity. Wear gloves or apply a broad-spectrum, water-resistant
sunscreen with a SPF of at least 30 when you are outdoors.

4. Drinking adequate water keeps skin healthy, soft and well hydrated. If you do
not drinking enough water, your skin will be dry, rough and look withered. Include
plenty of fresh juicy fruits and vegetables in your diet and aim for at least 8 to
10 glasses of plain water daily.

On top of that, stop smoking if you want your hand skin to stay youthful-looking,
soft and smooth.

By Tiffany Moore

I am looking for homemade recipes to treat dry chapped hands. My hands are always
dry no matter how often or how much hand cream or lotion I use, my palms remain chapped
and rough. In very cold winter months, my hand skin would get so dry that it would
crack and even bleed. My 5 year old daughter refuses to hold my hand because she
said it felt really rough, almost like sandpaper. I have to wash my hands many times
a day for work and I think it is the reason why my hands are dry. What else can I
do to make my hands soft, smooth and look younger? Thank you for your help. – Holly,
Maine.

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